After having to sit out the past three weeks with injury it looks like I am out for the 3M half marathon and the AT&T half marathon. My whole goal of this training season was to PR in the 3M and that goal has been blown away by the injury. Of course I am going back to the doctor on Monday and might be cleared but with this much time off I think the PR is out of reach.
Since that goal is unattainable with only 3 weeks till 3M, I simply do not have the motivation to put in the miles. This is the first time I have been injured due to running and I think I did too much too early in the season. 8-10 mile runs 3-5 months out from my events was simply too much.
So am I bummed:yes, do I hope the weather stays nice so I can get back on the bike:yes.
Hopefully the pain in the calf will continue to dissipate and I can get back to normal soon.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Hello Old Friend
Today for the first time in approximately six years I ate red meat.
I originally gave it up to try to drop some weight when I was training for the marathon back in Winter 2001-2002. I have not missed it until recently when I started thinking why am I depriving myself of something. For the past few years I have not eaten it under the impression that I would get sick if I started eating it again, but after alot of Internet research I learned that is not the case. So today I eased back into the realm of red meat with an open faced roast beef sandwich with swiss cheese and horseradish sauce. Beef is not as delicious as I remember it being but that might all change when I have my first medium rare steak in few days.
I originally gave it up to try to drop some weight when I was training for the marathon back in Winter 2001-2002. I have not missed it until recently when I started thinking why am I depriving myself of something. For the past few years I have not eaten it under the impression that I would get sick if I started eating it again, but after alot of Internet research I learned that is not the case. So today I eased back into the realm of red meat with an open faced roast beef sandwich with swiss cheese and horseradish sauce. Beef is not as delicious as I remember it being but that might all change when I have my first medium rare steak in few days.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas
Just want to wish all my family and friends a Merry Christmas.
Also a great way to track Santa can be found at this site:
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.htm
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Random Musings
So it has been about two weeks since my last post, and you ask "So Tim what has been going on?" Well let me tell ya...
- I am out of all of my fantasy football leagues. What a bummer. Next year I think I am dropping back down to two leagues as three is just too much to keep track of. My brother, however, whom I invited into one of my leagues and helped out with draft information is now in the Super Bowl. On one hand I am happy and proud, on the other I think he is a little punk. Just kidding.
- I am officially injured as the doc told me no running for two weeks. A tear is slowly running down my cheek while I am secretly smiling on the inside.
- The Toadies rock.
- The newly redesigned Austin Music Hall officially sucks. Where they did a great job removing the annoying pillars they did not really address the restroom issues, sightlines, congestion problems, etc. Way to drop the ball on that one. I am hoping when it is completely finished some of these issues will be addressed, but I am not holding my breath.
- I have never been a fan of roller coasters but let me tell you the Austin weather lately has surely been one. One day it is in the 70s the next in the 40s then another 70s then another 40s. Woohoo hang on. Nothing like it.
- Holy cow it is only one week until Christmas.
- Come on SP get off your butt and offer Carri the job already.
- It is hard to fill a post with just ramblings, especially if nothing exciting has happened.
- Congrats Triscuit for graduating. Or as I think your Dad would put it...finally graduating. I had a great time at your bash, as apparently you did to since you had to go nighty night at 8 PM.
- Happy Christmahanukwanzakah to everyone, or Happy Festivus for the rest of us, if that is how you roll.
- I am out of all of my fantasy football leagues. What a bummer. Next year I think I am dropping back down to two leagues as three is just too much to keep track of. My brother, however, whom I invited into one of my leagues and helped out with draft information is now in the Super Bowl. On one hand I am happy and proud, on the other I think he is a little punk. Just kidding.
- I am officially injured as the doc told me no running for two weeks. A tear is slowly running down my cheek while I am secretly smiling on the inside.
- The Toadies rock.
- The newly redesigned Austin Music Hall officially sucks. Where they did a great job removing the annoying pillars they did not really address the restroom issues, sightlines, congestion problems, etc. Way to drop the ball on that one. I am hoping when it is completely finished some of these issues will be addressed, but I am not holding my breath.
- I have never been a fan of roller coasters but let me tell you the Austin weather lately has surely been one. One day it is in the 70s the next in the 40s then another 70s then another 40s. Woohoo hang on. Nothing like it.
- Holy cow it is only one week until Christmas.
- Come on SP get off your butt and offer Carri the job already.
- It is hard to fill a post with just ramblings, especially if nothing exciting has happened.
- Congrats Triscuit for graduating. Or as I think your Dad would put it...finally graduating. I had a great time at your bash, as apparently you did to since you had to go nighty night at 8 PM.
- Happy Christmahanukwanzakah to everyone, or Happy Festivus for the rest of us, if that is how you roll.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Decker 20K Race Report
Is it possible to run more and still get slower? If so I think I have perfected it. At the beginning of all this training I was on pace to run a 10 mile race in 1:28, a few weeks ago I missed that by 5 minutes. Then yesterday my predicted time for a 20K was 1:51 and I finished at 2:07 a difference of 16 minutes. Hmm, I thought this training was supposed to be helping me.
Ultimately my goal is to PR in the 3M half marathon. Looks like I am gonna have to refocus over the next 8 weeks and start running more during the week. Bummer.
Anyway here are my splits for yesterday.
Mile 1- 9:45 with a pee stop
Mile 2- 9:38
Mile 3- 9:22
Mile 4- 9:36
Mile 5- 10:03 with a water stop
Mile 6- 9:46
Mile 7- 10:07 with a water stop
Mile 8- 10:09
Mile 9- 10:06 with a water stop
Mile 10- 10:51 many hills on this mile
Mile 11- 11:15 with a water stop
Mile 12- 11:59 with some walking
Additional splits
5K - 30:30.3, 9:48/mile
10K - 1:00:54, 10:03/mile
15K - 1:31:37, 9:59/mile
20K - 2:07:25, 10:22/mile
So my takeaways are...
1. Decker is a really hard course.
2. Considering the farthest I have run leading up to this was 10 miles, adding another 2.4 was pretty hard. This is evidenced by my crap times the final three miles.
3. It is not supposed to be 80 degrees in December.
4. Luckily I will be in town the next few weekends to do the long runs.
5. Is it cycling season yet?
5. The 3M is gonna be cake compared to this.
Ultimately my goal is to PR in the 3M half marathon. Looks like I am gonna have to refocus over the next 8 weeks and start running more during the week. Bummer.
Anyway here are my splits for yesterday.
Mile 1- 9:45 with a pee stop
Mile 2- 9:38
Mile 3- 9:22
Mile 4- 9:36
Mile 5- 10:03 with a water stop
Mile 6- 9:46
Mile 7- 10:07 with a water stop
Mile 8- 10:09
Mile 9- 10:06 with a water stop
Mile 10- 10:51 many hills on this mile
Mile 11- 11:15 with a water stop
Mile 12- 11:59 with some walking
Additional splits
5K - 30:30.3, 9:48/mile
10K - 1:00:54, 10:03/mile
15K - 1:31:37, 9:59/mile
20K - 2:07:25, 10:22/mile
So my takeaways are...
1. Decker is a really hard course.
2. Considering the farthest I have run leading up to this was 10 miles, adding another 2.4 was pretty hard. This is evidenced by my crap times the final three miles.
3. It is not supposed to be 80 degrees in December.
4. Luckily I will be in town the next few weekends to do the long runs.
5. Is it cycling season yet?
5. The 3M is gonna be cake compared to this.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
EAS 10 Miler - Revisited
Last night on our run Shorey, Carri, and I were talking about how we seem to be all over the map in our runs. One mile is at our goal pace, the next is too fast, and then the next is too slow. Repeat over however many miles we are running. We also marveled at how Wiley consistently nails his miles within a few seconds of each other.
So today I was revisiting the EAS 10 Miler results page to get my time and input it into the pace calculator to figure out what I want to run this weekend, and I was greeted with this little surprise.
Time for the first 5 miles - 46:30.5
Time for the second 5 miles - 46:29.5
So not only did I run a very slight negative split but in an actual race I was really consistent. Very shocking. So here is what I have learned...
YES, I am slow, and I am fine with that, but at least I am slow at a consistent pace. Woohoo.
So today I was revisiting the EAS 10 Miler results page to get my time and input it into the pace calculator to figure out what I want to run this weekend, and I was greeted with this little surprise.
Time for the first 5 miles - 46:30.5
Time for the second 5 miles - 46:29.5
So not only did I run a very slight negative split but in an actual race I was really consistent. Very shocking. So here is what I have learned...
YES, I am slow, and I am fine with that, but at least I am slow at a consistent pace. Woohoo.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Not Your Typical Thanksgiving
Above you will find your not so typical Thanksgiving plate. While there is turkey in the middle that is all that I would normally find on my plate for Turkey Day.
Items on the plate:
Turkey
Chilled Octopus Salad
Warm Pasta with scallops, shrimp, oysters, etc.
Ahi Poke
Purple Potatoes
Sweet and Sour Pork
Pork and Peppers and Onions
BTW this was my second plate. On the first I did have some mashed potatoes, stuffing, and sweet potatoes for the traditional items but also had:
Kim Chi
Seaweed Salad
King Crab Legs
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